im, drew his dagger first and strake Caesar
upon the shoulder, but gave him no great wound. Caesar,
feeling himself hurt, took him straight by the hand he held
his dagger in, and cried out in Latin: 'O traitor Casca, what
dost thou?' Casca on the other side cried in Greek, and called
his brother to help him. So divers running on a heap together
to fly upon Caesar, he, looking about him to have fled, saw
Brutus with a sword drawn in his hand ready to strike at him:
then he let Casca's hand go, and casting his gown over his
face, suffered every man to strike at him that would. Then the
conspirators thronging one upon another, because every man was
desirous to have a cut at him, so many swords and daggers
lighting upon one body, one of them hurt another, and among
them Brutus caught a blow on his hand, because he would make
one in murthering of him, and all the rest also were every man
of them bloodied."]

[Page 86]

CINNA. Liberty! Freedom! Tyranny is dead!
Run hence, proclaim, cry it about the streets.

CASSIUS. Some to the common pulpits, and cry out, 80
'Liberty, freedom, and enfranchisement!'

[Note 80: /common pulpits:/ rostra, the public platforms in
the Forum.]

[Note 81: This is somewhat in the style of Caliban, when he
gets glorious with "celestial liquor," _The Tempest_, II, ii,
190, 191: "Freedom, hey-day! hey-day, freedom! freedom,
hey-day, freedom!"]

[Page 87]

BRUTUS. People, and senators, be not affrighted;
Fly not; stand still: ambition's debt is paid.

CASCA. Go to the pulpit, Brutus.

DECIUS. And Cassius too. 85

BRUTUS. Where's Publius?

CINNA. Here, quite confounded with this mutiny.

METELLUS. Stand fast together, lest some friend of Caesar's
Should chance--

BRUTUS. Talk not of standing. Publius, good cheer; 90
There is no harm intended to your person,
Nor to no Roman else: so tell them, Publius.

CASSIUS. And leave us, Publius; lest that the people,
Rushing on us, should do your age some mischief.

BRUTUS. Do so; and let no man abide this deed 95
But we the doers.

_Re-enter_ TREBONIUS

CASSIUS. Where is Antony?

TREBONIUS. Fled to his house amaz'd.
Men, wives, and children stare, cry out, and run
As it were doomsday.

[Note 97: Scene II Pope.--_Re-enter_ ... Capell | Enter ...
Ff.]

[Note 82-83: "Caesar being slain in t